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Black Panther figure joins London's Madame Tussauds

Madame Tussauds London unveils it's new waxwork of the Marvel figure Black Panther, as it prepares to re-open to the public following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions in London, Britain, May 1

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TikTok gets Finnish kids started in the morning - study

TikTok 'may have been taken over as children's favorite morning entertainment.' /AP/Kiichiro Sato, File The social media video-sharing platform TikTok has significantly altered the morning rou

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Inflation fears grow as prices surge in April

Concerns around inflation are on the rise in the U.S., after the government released the latest data on consumer prices for goods and services in April, which shot up 0.8%.The year-over-year inflatio

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Bird Rides to go public via SPAC, at an implied value of $2.3B

Bird Rides, the shared electric scooter startup that operates in more than 100 cities across 3 continents, said Wednesday it is going public by merging with special purpose acquisition company Switchb

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Treasury Prime raises $20M to scale its banking-as-a-service biz

This morning Treasury Prime, a banking-as-a-service startup that delivers its product via APIs, announced that it has closed a $20 million Series B. The capital comes around a year since the startup a

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Colonial Pipeline shutdown: Traders book gasoline tankers from Europe

Holding tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at Colonial Pipeline's Dorsey Junction Station in Woodbine, Maryland, U.S., May 10, 2021. /Reuters Traders provisionally booked at least six tank

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Harley-Davidson spins out LiveWire into a standalone electric motorcycle brand

LiveWire, Harley-Davidson’s electric motorcycle, is being spun out as a standalone brand, complete with a new logo and brand identity.Harley-Davidson first unveiled the LiveWire electric motorcycle in

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Barcelona draws with Atletico Madrid in La Liga

FILE PHOTO: Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona reacts during the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and SD Huesca at Camp Nou on September 2, 2018 in Barcelona, Spain./Getty Images Atletico Madrid a

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China's online sales boom during May Day holiday

A delivery man is preparing to deliver packages in northwest China's Gansu Province, March 30, 2021. /CFP China's online consumer market maintained robust growth during the five-day May Day ho

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Breathtaking mirage appears in Xinjiang, NW China

00:48 A spectacular mirage mirroring a lake surface appeared on Tuesday over the vast Kumtag Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.The mirage was

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SpaceX's Starship finally completes successful test flight

A prototype of SpaceX's Starship rocket touches down safely for the first time, after four previous attempts ended in explosions.

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Uber’s mixed Q1 earnings portray an evolving business

Today, Uber followed Lyft in reporting its Q1 2021 earnings this week. And like its rival, its results take a little bit of work to understand. So, this afternoon, we’re going to parse them as a

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Uber signs deal with UK's Arrival to develop 'purpose-built' electric car

The ride-hailing app says the new electric car must be affordable and offer a good range for its drivers.

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UK's Arrival, Uber to develop electric ride-hailing 'Arrival Car'

A fully electric test van, due to go into production in 2022, built by electric van and bus maker Arrival in Banbury, Britain, February 23, 2021. /Reuters British electric van and bus maker Ar

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20 soldiers killed in Afghanistan's western Farah province

Twenty soldiers lost lives as militants attacked a military post in Balablok district of the western Farah province on Monday, deputy to provincial council Khair Mohamm

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Indian PM Modi's BJP loses crucial state election amid COVID crisis

Supporters of the Chief Minister of the eastern state of West Bengal and Trinamool Congress (TMC) Chief, Mamata Banerjee, attend an election campaign rally ahead of the forth phase of the state e

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George W. Bush Calls for Reform, Says 'There Is a Real Issue in Police Accountability'

Former President George W. Bush has called for police reform while insisting that there is "no question there needs to be police."Bush gave the country an "A" grade fol